New homes in Landers and Flamingo Heights may pay more for water hookup
Listen here: Like much of Morongo Basin, the last several years have seen raw land in Landers and Flamingo Heights developed for new housing at an accelerating rate. Now a proposal before the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s Board, if…
Yucca Valley High School Girls Wrestling CIF Tournament Results
The Yucca Valley High School girls wrestling team was one of the 32 teams to qualify for the team dual CIF Southern section tournament at Bonita high school on Saturday (January 28) The Trojan girls beat South El Monte high school in the first…
Joshua Tree National Park West Gate project hopes to alleviate gridlock at entrance
Listen here: With Superintendent David Smith leaving for San Francisco - he’s looking back over his nearly decade long tenure at Joshua Tree National Park - and over those years there have been significant changes to the Morongo Basin and the…
BoxoPROJECTS Open Studio this Sunday Jan. 29
Utilizing art to create community, Joshua Tree’s BoxoPROJECTS will be highlighting their artist-in-residence, Tom Hausken, at an open studio event this weekend. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Hausken creates projects using paints in…
Yucca Valley Artist Eric Nash debuts new work at Compound YV tonight Jan. 28
Compound YV is opening a new show this evening (January 28) featuring the work of Yucca Valley-based artist Eric Nash. His dramatic two-dimensional work, which uses oil and charcoal, is inspired by scenes of the California Desert and Los…
“Live From Joshua Tree,” Mil-Tree’s Spoken word fundraiser returns
Listen here: Mil-Tree, The Joshua Tree based community outreach connecting veterans and other service members with the wider community through shared experiences and projects, will be hosting a fundraising event, both live and streaming. Join…
Operation Dust Devil: Week 5 OHV Enforcement Update
The fifth week of Operation Dust Devil saw enforcement all over the county, with the majority of patrols happening in Apple Valley, El Mirage, Juniper Flats and Big Bear. There were 28 code citations, 13 county code enforcement citations, six…
Green Comet closest to earth on Feb. 1st, here’s how to spot it
Listen here: Head outside before the sun comes up and look to the Northwest for a faint green glow on the horizon - that’s the memorably named new Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - and dark desert skies along with an orbit that brings it close to earth…
Loud booms, rumbles and shaking normal for Marine Corp training
If you hear loud explosions, booms or rumbles in the hi desert, they are very likely emanating from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The Marine Corps has issued a sound advisory, indicating that there will be an increase in the…
“Stop Wonder Valley Inn” informational meeting Saturday Jan. 28
For residents opposed to the Wonder Inn resort in Wonder Valley, there will be an informational meeting tomorrow. Hosted by the Stop Wonder Inn Project group, there is an informational meeting about the proposed resort scheduled for tomorrow,…
Morongo Basin Healthcare District BOD announces election changes
The Morongo Basin Healthcare District Board of Directors has announced their intent to transition to district-based elections. Directors on the board of the Morongo Basin Healthcare District are currently elected via an at-large vote,…
Tortoise Rescue & Drop-Off planned for 29 Palms
Listen here: If you are relatively new to the Morongo Basin you are probably familiar with our Desert Tortoise, a native species here in the Mojave Desert. What you may not know is that there are many residents here that have and care for…
American Legion Open House in 29 Palms on Saturday, Jan. 28
Are you a veteran of the United States Military and interested in joining the American Legion? If so, the American Legion Post 761 invites you to an open house tomorrow (January 28) where you can learn more about their organization. To be an…
Mystery-themed paint night at Yucca Valley Library Saturday Jan. 28
The Yucca Valley Library is hosting a mystery themed painting event this weekend. Starting tomorrow (January 28) at 2 p.m., book lovers of any age are invited to join staff at the library, located on the corner of Twentynine Palms Highway and…
Basic Auto Care Workshop preps you for safer desert driving in Joshua Tree – Saturday Jan. 28
Listen to this story here: At Sarah Lyon’s auto care class - her focus is on the basics. That’s because she likes teaching to beginners... "Personally that's my favorite thing to teach - the most basic stuff because its empowering to…
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